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1. A method of configuring a network based on near-field communication (NFC), the method comprising: determining whether NFC terminals access in a multi-hop range or a single hop range; classifying roles of the NFC terminals based on connections between the NFC terminals and neighboring communication terminals when the NFC terminals access in the multi-hop range; and classifying roles of the NFC terminals based on properties when the NFC terminals access in the single hop range, wherein the classifying of the roles is classifying as a router or a host depending on the multi-hop range or single hop range, wherein the determining of the access is determining that the NFC terminals access in the single hop range or the multi-hop range depending on whether each of the NFC terminals has the same number of links.
A method configures an NFC network by first determining whether the NFC terminals are operating in a multi-hop or single-hop range. This determination is made by checking if all NFC terminals have the same number of active links; if they do, it's a single-hop range, otherwise, it's multi-hop. If multi-hop, the method classifies NFC terminal roles (as router or host) based on their connections to neighboring communication terminals. If single-hop, roles are classified based on the NFC terminals' properties.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the properties include at least one of an energy level, a maximum transfer unit (MTU), and a connectivity.
A method configures an NFC network by first determining whether the NFC terminals are operating in a multi-hop or single-hop range. This determination is made by checking if all NFC terminals have the same number of active links; if they do, it's a single-hop range, otherwise, it's multi-hop. If multi-hop, the method classifies NFC terminal roles (as router or host) based on their connections to neighboring communication terminals. If single-hop, roles are classified based on the NFC terminals' properties, which include at least one of their energy level, maximum transfer unit (MTU), and connectivity.
3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising: transferring information on the properties using a logical link control protocol (LLCP) during connection initialization.
A method configures an NFC network by first determining whether the NFC terminals are operating in a multi-hop or single-hop range. This determination is made by checking if all NFC terminals have the same number of active links; if they do, it's a single-hop range, otherwise, it's multi-hop. If multi-hop, the method classifies NFC terminal roles (as router or host) based on their connections to neighboring communication terminals. If single-hop, roles are classified based on the NFC terminals' properties. Additionally, the method transfers information about these properties using a logical link control protocol (LLCP) during the connection initialization phase.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the determining comprises: determining whether each of the NFC terminals has the same number of links; determining that the NFC terminals access in the single hop range when each of the NFC terminals has the same number of links; and determining that the NFC terminals access in the multi-hop range when at least one of the NFC terminals has a different number of links.
A method configures an NFC network. It first determines whether NFC terminals are in a multi-hop or single-hop range. This determination involves checking if all terminals have the same number of links; if so, it's single-hop; otherwise, it's multi-hop. If multi-hop, roles (router/host) are classified based on connections between terminals. If single-hop, roles are classified based on terminal properties.
5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the classifying of the roles of the NFC terminals based on the connections between the NFC terminals and the neighboring communication terminals comprises: classifying, as a host, an NFC terminal having one link among the NFC terminals; and classifying, as a router, an NFC terminal having at least two links among the NFC terminals.
A method configures an NFC network. It first determines whether NFC terminals are in a multi-hop or single-hop range. This determination involves checking if all terminals have the same number of links; if so, it's single-hop; otherwise, it's multi-hop. If multi-hop, roles (router/host) are classified based on connections between terminals. Specifically for multi-hop, an NFC terminal having only one link is classified as a host, while an NFC terminal having at least two links is classified as a router. If single-hop, roles are classified based on terminal properties.
6. The method of claim 4 , wherein the classifying of the roles of the NFC terminals based on the properties comprises: classifying one of the NFC terminals as a router when the properties are equal; and classifying a high-performance device among the NFC terminals as a router when the properties are not equal.
A method configures an NFC network. It first determines whether NFC terminals are in a multi-hop or single-hop range. This determination involves checking if all terminals have the same number of links; if so, it's single-hop; otherwise, it's multi-hop. If multi-hop, roles (router/host) are classified based on connections between terminals. If single-hop, roles are classified based on terminal properties. Specifically, if properties are equal, one terminal is classified as a router. If properties are not equal, the high-performance device among the terminals is classified as a router.
7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the classifying of the high-performance device among the NFC terminals as the router comprises: determining an NFC terminal having a highest residual energy level among the NFC terminals to be the high-performance device based on an energy level.
A method configures an NFC network. It first determines whether NFC terminals are in a multi-hop or single-hop range. This determination involves checking if all terminals have the same number of links; if so, it's single-hop; otherwise, it's multi-hop. If multi-hop, roles (router/host) are classified based on connections between terminals. If single-hop, roles are classified based on terminal properties. Specifically, if properties are equal, one terminal is classified as a router. If properties are not equal, a high-performance device among the terminals is classified as a router. This high-performance device is identified as the NFC terminal with the highest residual energy level among all terminals, based on their energy levels.
8. The method of claim 6 , wherein the classifying of the high-performance device among the NFC terminals as the router comprises: determining an NFC terminal having an MTU greater than a threshold among the NFC terminals to be the high-performance device based on the MTU.
A method configures an NFC network. It first determines whether NFC terminals are in a multi-hop or single-hop range. This determination involves checking if all terminals have the same number of links; if so, it's single-hop; otherwise, it's multi-hop. If multi-hop, roles (router/host) are classified based on connections between terminals. If single-hop, roles are classified based on terminal properties. Specifically, if properties are equal, one terminal is classified as a router. If properties are not equal, a high-performance device among the terminals is classified as a router. This high-performance device is identified as the NFC terminal having a maximum transfer unit (MTU) greater than a predefined threshold, based on its MTU.
9. The method of claim 6 , wherein the classifying of one of the NFC terminals as the router comprises: classifying one of the NFC terminals as the router based on an address value.
A method configures an NFC network. It first determines whether NFC terminals are in a multi-hop or single-hop range. This determination involves checking if all terminals have the same number of links; if so, it's single-hop; otherwise, it's multi-hop. If multi-hop, roles (router/host) are classified based on connections between terminals. If single-hop, roles are classified based on terminal properties. Specifically, if properties are equal, one terminal is classified as a router based on its address value. If properties are not equal, a high-performance device among the terminals is classified as a router.
10. The method of claim 9 , wherein an NFC terminal having a smallest address value among the NFC terminals is the classified one NFC terminal.
A method configures an NFC network. It first determines whether NFC terminals are in a multi-hop or single-hop range. This determination involves checking if all terminals have the same number of links; if so, it's single-hop; otherwise, it's multi-hop. If multi-hop, roles (router/host) are classified based on connections between terminals. If single-hop, roles are classified based on terminal properties. Specifically, if properties are equal, one terminal is classified as a router based on its address value; this chosen NFC terminal is the one having the smallest address value among all terminals. If properties are not equal, a high-performance device among the terminals is classified as a router.
11. An apparatus for configuring a network based on near-field communication (NFC), the apparatus comprising: a processor configured to execute instructions to configure a network using NFC terminals, wherein when the instructions are executed, the processor is configured to perform: determining whether NFC terminals access in a multi-hop range or a single hop range; classifying roles of the NFC terminals based on connections between the NFC terminals and neighboring communication terminals when the NFC terminals access in the multi-hop range; and classifying roles of the NFC terminals based on properties when the NFC terminals access in the single hop range, wherein the classifying of the roles is classifying as a router or a host depending on the multi-hop range or single hop range, wherein the determining of the access is determining that the NFC terminals access in the single hop range or the multi-hop range depending on whether each of the NFC terminals has the same number of links.
An apparatus, comprising a processor, is configured to execute instructions to configure an NFC network using NFC terminals. The processor performs the following steps: first, determining whether the NFC terminals are operating in a multi-hop or single-hop range. This determination is made by checking if all NFC terminals have the same number of active links; if they do, it's a single-hop range, otherwise, it's multi-hop. If multi-hop, the processor classifies NFC terminal roles (as router or host) based on their connections to neighboring communication terminals. If single-hop, roles are classified based on the NFC terminals' properties.
12. The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the processor is further configured to perform transferring information on the properties using a logical link control protocol (LLCP) during connection initialization.
An apparatus, with a processor, configures an NFC network. The processor determines if NFC terminals are in a multi-hop or single-hop range, then classifies their roles (router/host) based on this range. For multi-hop, roles are based on connections to neighbors; for single-hop, roles are based on properties. The processor is additionally configured to transfer information about these properties using a logical link control protocol (LLCP) during the connection initialization phase.
13. The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the determining comprises: determining whether each of the NFC terminals has the same number of links; determining that the NFC terminals access in the single hop range when each of the NFC terminals has the same number of links; and determining that the NFC terminals access in the multi-hop range when at least one of the NFC terminals has a different number of links.
An apparatus, with a processor, configures an NFC network. The processor first determines if NFC terminals are in a multi-hop or single-hop range by checking if all terminals have the same number of links (same number implies single-hop, different implies multi-hop). If multi-hop, the processor classifies roles (router/host) based on terminal connections. If single-hop, roles are classified based on terminal properties.
14. The apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the classifying of the roles of the NFC terminals based on the connections between the NFC terminals and the neighboring communication terminals comprises: classifying, as a host, an NFC terminal having one link among the NFC terminals; and classifying, as a router, an NFC terminal having at least two links among the NFC terminals.
An apparatus, with a processor, configures an NFC network. The processor first determines if NFC terminals are in a multi-hop or single-hop range by checking if all terminals have the same number of links (same number implies single-hop, different implies multi-hop). If multi-hop, the processor classifies roles (router/host) based on terminal connections. Specifically, a terminal with one link is a host, and a terminal with at least two links is a router. If single-hop, roles are classified based on terminal properties.
15. The apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the classifying of the roles of the NFC terminals based on the properties comprises: classifying one of the NFC terminals as a router when the properties are equal; and classifying a high-performance device among the NFC terminals as a router when the properties are not equal.
An apparatus, with a processor, configures an NFC network. The processor first determines if NFC terminals are in a multi-hop or single-hop range by checking if all terminals have the same number of links (same number implies single-hop, different implies multi-hop). If multi-hop, the processor classifies roles (router/host) based on terminal connections. If single-hop, the processor classifies roles based on terminal properties. Specifically, if properties are equal, the processor classifies one of them as a router; if the properties are not equal, the processor classifies the high-performance device among the NFC terminals as a router.
16. The apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the classifying of the high-performance device among the NFC terminals as the router comprises: determining an NFC terminal having a highest residual energy level among the NFC terminals to be the high-performance device based on an energy level.
An apparatus, with a processor, configures an NFC network. The processor first determines if NFC terminals are in a multi-hop or single-hop range by checking if all terminals have the same number of links (same number implies single-hop, different implies multi-hop). If multi-hop, the processor classifies roles (router/host) based on terminal connections. If single-hop, the processor classifies roles based on terminal properties. Specifically, if properties are equal, the processor classifies one terminal as a router. If properties are not equal, the processor classifies a high-performance device among the terminals as a router. This high-performance device is determined by the processor to be the NFC terminal having the highest residual energy level among all terminals, based on their energy levels.
17. The apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the classifying of the high-performance device among the NFC terminals as the router comprises: determining an NFC terminal having an MTU greater than a threshold among the NFC terminals to be the high-performance device based on the MTU.
An apparatus, with a processor, configures an NFC network. The processor first determines if NFC terminals are in a multi-hop or single-hop range by checking if all terminals have the same number of links (same number implies single-hop, different implies multi-hop). If multi-hop, the processor classifies roles (router/host) based on terminal connections. If single-hop, the processor classifies roles based on terminal properties. Specifically, if properties are equal, the processor classifies one terminal as a router. If properties are not equal, the processor classifies a high-performance device among the terminals as a router. This high-performance device is determined by the processor to be the NFC terminal having a maximum transfer unit (MTU) greater than a predefined threshold, based on its MTU.
18. The apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the classifying of one of the NFC terminals as the router comprises: classifying one of the NFC terminals as the router based on an address value.
An apparatus, with a processor, configures an NFC network. The processor first determines if NFC terminals are in a multi-hop or single-hop range by checking if all terminals have the same number of links (same number implies single-hop, different implies multi-hop). If multi-hop, the processor classifies roles (router/host) based on terminal connections. If single-hop, the processor classifies roles based on terminal properties. Specifically, if properties are equal, the processor classifies one terminal as a router based on its address value. If properties are not equal, the processor classifies a high-performance device among the terminals as a router.
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July 21, 2020
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